Combination plumbing fixture



April 28, 1942- J. w. McGARRY ET AL COMBINATION PLUMBING FIXTURE FiledOct. 9, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet l April 28, 1942. J. w. M GARRY ET'AL ICOMBINATION PLUMBING FIXTURE Filed Oct. 9, 1941 6 Sheets-Sheet 2April28, 1942. J. WMCGARR'Y ETAL 2,281,199

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Patented Apr. 28, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONEBINATION PLUMBINGFIXTURE Conn, a corporation Application October 9, 1941, Serial No.414,262

8 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in combination plumbingfixtures and more particularly to improvements in combination plumbingfixtures for supplying various selected mixtures of hot and cold watereither directly to a tub or to a shower-head.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a superiorcombination plumbing fixture of the character referred to which may beproduced at a low cost for manufacture.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a superior fixtureof the character referred to which may be installed with rapidity andcase.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a superiorcombination plumbing fixture for supplying mixtures of hot and coldwater to a tub or to a shower-head and which requires a minimum numberof through-the-wall connections.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a superiorcombination plumbing fixture which requires a minimum of in-the-wallspace for its accommodation.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a superiorcombination plumbingfixture construction by means of which twooppositely-extending outlets for mixed hot and cold water may beconveniently installed in conjunction with a single wall structurewithout requiring excess accommodation I space in such wall structure.

With the above and other objects in View, as will appear to thoseskilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention featuresin the said disclosure which are novel over the prior art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain modes of carrying out thepresent invention are shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a broken view in vertical-section through a wall-structure andshowing a combination plumbing fixture of the present invention inconjunction with the said wall-structure and with the combinationplumbing fixture partly in side elevation and partly in central-section;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in front elevation of the structure of Fig. 1and partly in vertical-section; I

Fig. 3 is a View partly in plan and partly in horizontal section takenon the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the mixed-water tube detached;

Fig. 5 is a broken perspective view of the two- Way valve-plug detached;

Fig. 6 is a broken View in vertical section includes all through awall-structure and showing two oppositely-facing combination plumbingfixtures in conjunction with the said wall-structure and with some ofthe parts in Vertical section;

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 'l'! of Fig. 6with some of the parts left in plan;

Fig. 8 is a broken vertical-sectional view taken on the line 8-'8 ofFig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is a broken schematic perspective view showing the pipingassociated with the structure of Figs. '7 and 8.

The structure of Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive The combination plumbing fixtureherein chosen in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive for purposes of illustrating thepresent invention includes a hollow elongated .mixing-head It which maybe conveniently formed of cast brass and which is formed at the leftside of its rear with a horizontal hot-water-inlet passage IIcommunicating at its forward end with the hollow interior ormixing-chamber of the mixing-head and opening rearwardly for connectionto a hot-water-supply pipe. The said hot-water-inlet passage II isformed partly in the rear wall of the mixinghead proper and partlywithin a tubular extension I2 formed integral with and projectingrearwardly from the rear wall of the mixing-head. In the particularinstance shown, the exterior surface of the tubular extension I2 is ofsmooth cylindrical form and is snugly telescoped within the forward endof a nipple I3 which may be conveniently formed of copper tubing andsweatsoldered to the said extension l2. The tubular extension l2 and thenipple l3 may be viewed as constituting a hot-water-supply duct by meansof which hot water is supplied to the mixingchamber within themixing-head NJ.

The nipple I3, above referred to, extends rearwardly into awall-structure I4 and has its rear end soldered or otherwise secured tothe upper forward end of an elbow 15 which curves downwardly and has itslower end in turn sweatsoldered or otherwise secured to the upper end ofa hot-water-supply pipe l6 (Fig. 2) leading from any suitable source ofhot-water supply.

Axially in line with the hot-water-inlet passage l l and threaded intothe forward end thereof is a tubular valve-seat I1, the forward edge ofwhich is adapted to be engaged by the rear face of the valve-head l8 ofa hot-water-control valve generally designated by the referencecharacter I9. The hot-water-control valve [9 may be of any approvedconstruction and requires no detailed description herein save to statethat its valve-head |8 is threaded into the mixing-head l and is rotatedfor advancing or retiring the said valve-head l8 toward or away from thevalve-seat H, by means of an operating-handle 29 located at the forwardend of the valve-structure, as is further shown in Fig. 3.

At its right-hand end the mixing-head l0 above described is providedwith a horizontal cold-water-inlet passage 2| formed partly in the rearwall of the said mixing-head and partly in a tubular extension 22 formedintegral with and extending horizontally rearwardly from the saidmixing-head, as is shown especially well in Fig. 3. The rear portion ofthe tubular extension 22 fits snugly within and is sweat-soldered to theforward end of a nipple 23 corresponding to the nipple l3 beforedescribed and extending into the wall-structure I l. Thetubular-extension 22 and the nipple 23 may be viewed as constituting acold-water-supply duct by means of which cold water is supplied to themixing-chamber within the mixing-head Ill.

The nipple 23 above referred to is sweat-soldered or otherwise securedat its rear end to the upper forward end of an elbow 24 having its lowerend in turn secured in a watertight manner to the upper end of acold-water-supply pipe 25 leading upwardly from any suitabl source ofcold-water supply.

Coaxially with and threaded into the forward end of the horizontalcold-water-inlet passage 2| of the mixing-head I9 is a tubularvalve-seat 26 positioned to have its forward edge engaged by the rearface of a valve-head 27 forming a feature of a cold-water-control valvegenerally designated by the reference character 28. The saidcold-water-control valve 28, like the valve l9 before described,requires no detailed description herein other than to note that itsvalve-head 21 is threadedly mounted in the mixing-head l0 and is adaptedto be rotated for advancing and retiring the said head with respect tothe valveseat 26, by means of an operating-handle 29 mounted at theextreme forward end of the said valve 28.

As will be seen from the foregoing and by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, both the hot-water-inlet passag H and the cold-waterinletpassage 2| extend horizontally from front to rear with respect to themixing-head l0. Intermediate its respective opposite ends the mixingheadIn is formed with a vertical mixed-water passage 39 communicating at itsupper end with the hollow interior of the mixing-head and extendingdownwardly through an externallythreaded tubular extension 3| formedintegral with the bottom wall of the said mixing-head, as shownespecially well in Fig. 2. Telescopically fitting within the mixed-waterpassage 39 is the upper end of a mixed-water tube 32 extendingvertically forwardly of the wall-structure M. The said tube 32 issecured in a watertight manner to the tubular extension 3| of themixinghead It) by means of a compression-nut 33 threaded onto the saidextension and serving in conjunction with the outer end of the latter tocompress a resilient packing-ring 34 against the periphery of the saidtube 32.

The lower end of the mixed-water tube 32 is provided with anoutwardly-extending annular flange 35 which is clamped against the upperface of a resilient packing-ring 36 by means of an invertedcup-shapedclamping-nut 37.. The

said clamping-nut 31 is threadedly connected to the upper end of atubular extension 38 formed integral with and upwardly projecting from aspout generally designated by th reference character 39. Thepacking-ring 36 rests upon the upper face of the tubular extension 38axially in line with the tube 32 and the vertical mixedwater passage 4|]formed mainly in the tubular extension 38 and partly in the upper wallof the spout 39 proper as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that theinterior of the mixing-head I9 is connected for the passage of mixedwater to the interior of the spout 39.

The tubular-extension 3| of the mixing-head |9 together with the tube 32and tubular extension 38 of the spout 39, may be viewed as constitutinga mixed-water-duct" by means of which mixed hot water and cold water mayflow from the interior of the said mixing-head to the spout 39 forselective diversion therein, as will hereinafter appear.

The spout 39 may be conveniently formed of cast brass or other suitablematerial and has mounted in it intermediate its front and rear ends arotary two-way-valve plug 4| as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The plug 4|is formed with an L-shaped passage 42 comprising two radial arms 43 and44.

The radial arm 43 of the passage 42 in the plug 4| is adapted to beselectively registered with either the mixed-water passage 40 of thespout 39 or with a tub-supply channel 45 formed in the spout 39 andleading forwardly from the twoway-valve plug 4|, as is especially wellshown in Fig. 1. Preferably and as shown, the forward end of the spout39 is turned downwardly to direct mixed water into a bathtub (notshown). The complemental radial arm 44 of the two-wayvalve plug 4| isadapted to be selectively registered with either the mixed-water passage40 in the upper portion of the spout 39 or with a horizontalshower-supply channel 46 formed in the said spout and extendingrearwardly from the plug 4| therein. The rear portion of the channel 46just referred to is enlarged in diameter and internally threaded andintersects the rear face of the spout 39 which constitutes arearwardlyfacing stop-shoulder or wall-seat 41 for engagement with theforward face of the wall-structure l4 before referred to.

Threaded into the internally-threaded and enlarged rear portion of theshower-supply channel 46 in the rear portion of the spout 39, is anipple 48 extending rearwardly through the wallstructure l4 and havingits rear end connected to the lower forward end of an elbow 49. Theupper end of the said elbow 49 has connected to it a verticalshower-supply pipe 50 extending upwardly in the wall-structure M to therear of the front sheath thereof. The said pipe 50 is ccnnected in turnat its upper end to the lower end of an elbow 5|, as is shownparticularly well in Fig. l. The upper forward portion of the said elbow5| receives the rear end of a horizontal nipple 52 extending forwardlythrough the wallstructure I 4 and coupled at its forward end to the rearend of a shower-head generally designated by the reference character 53.

The two-way-valve plug 4| before referred to is generally ofcylindrically contoured form and snugly fits with freedom for turning,the interior of a cylindrically-contoured recess 54 extendingtransversely in the spout. 39 intermediate the respective opposite endsthereof. At its inner end the recess 54 is intersected by a shallowguidepocket 55 formed in the wall of the spout 39 adjacent the inner endof the plug 4|,as is shown in Fig. 2. The said guide-pocket 55 receiveswith a turning fit a short cylindrically-contoured tenon 56 formedintegral with and projecting from the inner face of the plug 4|. The endof the recess 54 opposite the guide-pocket 55 is internally threaded forthreaded engagement with a retaining-nut 51 which serves to limit theaxial displacement of the plug 4|. The said plug 4| is provided with anaxial stem 59 extending outwardly through the retaining-nut 5'! andprovided at its outer end with a lever-like handle 59. For the purposeof limiting the turning movement of the two-way-valve plug 4|, to asubstantially 90 movement, the said plug is provided in its peripherywith an arcuate notch 60, the respective opposite end-walls of which areadapted to engage with a stop-pin 6| mounted in the spout 39.

Fitting over the mixing-head I9 is a cup-shaped escutcheon 62 which maybe conveniently drawn up from sheet metal and which has therearwardly-directed edge of its lateral-boimdary wall seated against thefront face of the wall-structure I4. The front or end wall of the saidescutcheon 62 is pierced for .the passage of the valves l9 and 28therethrough and is retained in place by nuts 63-63 mounted on the saidvalves. 9

The lower wall of the said escutcheon is formed with an aperture 64 forthe clearance of the tube 32 and the compression-nut 33.

When both hot and cold water are admitted into the interior of themixing-head ID by opening the valves l9 and 28 to the desired degree,the said hot water and cold water will mix in the interior of the saidmixing-head and in this mixed condition flow downwardly through themixed-water tube 32 into the mixed-water passage 49 in the spout 39. Nowshould the handle 59 of the two-way valve plug 4| be swung upwardly intoa vertical position as indicated by the broken lines S in Fig. 1, thenthe said mixed water will pass downwardly into the radial arm 43 of theL-shaped passage 42 in the said plug 4|. The mixed Water will now flowrearwardly through the radial arm 44 of the L-shaped passage 42, thencethrough the shower-supply channel 46 in the rear of the spout 39, andthence upwardly through the parts 48, 49, 50, 5| and 52 to theshower-head 53 for emergence therethrough.

On the other hand, should the handle 59 be swung downwardly andforwardly into a horizontal position, as indicated by the broken lines Tin Fig. 1, then the radial arm 44 of the L-shaped passage 42 in the plug4| will be brought into registry with the mixed-water passage in thespout 39 and the radial arm 43 will simultaneously be brought intoregistry with the forwardly extending tub-supply channel in the spout39. Under these conditions, water flowing downwardly from themixing-head I0 in through the mixed-water passage 40 in the spout 39will be directed forwardly through the tubsupply channel 45 of the spout39 for emergence therefrom into a tub. Under these conditions,

the mixed water referred to will be shut off from sponding ease ofinstallation and with at least one less joint to the rear of the wallwhich might develop a leak.

' Thus, by means of the present invention, it is necessary to have buttwo through-the-wall connections to the mixing-head 19 or itsequivalent, i. e., a hot-water-supply pipe and a cold-watersupply pipe.By means of this invention, instead of the mixed water being conductedback through the wall and thence downwardly to a valve-structure fordiversion either to a tub or a showerhead, the said mixed-waterconnection is made forwardly of the wall and hence forwardly of thestop-shoulder or wall-seat 41 of the spout 39.

Thestructure of Figs; 6 to 9 inclusive In the embodiment now to bedescribed, a wall-structure generally designated by the referencecharacter 66 is employed, which has two laterally-spaced-apart skinorsurface-portions respectively designated 61 and 68 providing a verticalchannel 69 between them, in accordance with the usual practicein'wall-structures. The wall-structure 66 in the instance shownconstitutes a partition wall between two bathrooms respectively locatedon its opposite sides.

Associated with its left side (Fig. 6), the wallstructure 66 has ashower-head 530,, a mixinghead Illa, a hot-water control-valve l9a, acoldwater control-valve 28a, and a spout 39a. The parts just referred tocorrespond to the parts 53, l9, I9, 28 and 39 of the structure of Figs.1 to 5 inclusive, and have associated with them similar parts andfeatures not requiring detailed designation.

Like the mixing-head Ill before described, the mixing-head |||a has twotubular-extensions projecting from its rear, namely, a tubular-extension|2a for the admission of hot water into the mixing-head Illa, and atubular-extension 22a provided for the admission of cold water into themixing-head Illa.

Associated with the right side (Fig. 6) of the wall-structure 66 areelements which are substantial duplicates of the elements associatedwith the opposite side of the said wall-structure, namely, a shower-head53b, a mixing-head lllb, a hot-water control-valve I911, a cold-watercontrol-valve 28b, and a spout 39b. The said parts correspond to thesimilarly-numbered parts at the left of the wall-structure.

Like the mixing-head l9 and'the mixing-head Illa before described, themixing-head I9?) is formed with two. tubular-extensions projecting fromits rear, namely, a tubular-extension |2b providing for the admission ofhot water to the mixing-head lllb, and a tubular-extension 22b providingfor the admission of cold water into the mixing-head lllb.

Secured against the inner face of the left skinportion 61 of thewall-structure 66 is a template 10a which may be conveniently formed ofsheet metal and which is formed with three horizontally-spaced-apartapertures respectively surrounded by forwardly-extending integral cuffsI la, 12a and 13a. The said template may be secured to thewall-structure in any approved manner.

Similarly, the right (Fig. 6) skin-portion 68 of the wall-structure 66has located against its inner face a template 10b corresponding to thetemplate 10a and, like the same, having three laterally-spaced-apartapertures respectively surrounded by integral cufis 'llb, 12b and 1311,as is especially well shown in Fig. 7. The said template is also rigidlysecured to the wall-structure in any approved manner.

Returning now to the mixing-head Illa, it will be noted that thetubular-extension [2a has fitted thereover theupwardly-and-outwardly-extending arm of an elbow 15a located mainly inthe vertical channel 69 in the wall-structure 6B and extending throughthe cuff Ha. of the template 10a. Preferably, in order to stabilize thepiping to a maximum degree, the portion of the elbow a. extendingthrough the template 10a will be sweat-soldered thereto and alsosweat-soldered to the tubular-extension l2a.

The lower end of the elbow 15a is telescopically interfitted with theupper end of a tube 15a leading downwardly from the said elbow in thevertical channel 69. The lower end of the tube 16a is telescopicallyinterfitted with the upper end of the line-portion of a T 11 which hasthe lower end of its lineor run-portion telescopically connected to ahot-water-supply tube 18 leading upwardly through the channel 69 fromany convenient source of hot-water supply. The sideoutlet or branch ofthe T H telescopically receives the adjacent end of an elbow 19 whichextends from the T 11 adjacent the inner face of the left skin-portion61 diagonally toward the inner face of the right skin-portion 68 andthence upwardly. The upturned portion of the elbow I9 is telescopicallyinterfitted with a vertical tube 16b, which, in turn, is connected atits upper end to the lower end of an upwardly-and-outwardly-extendingelbow 151) corresponding to the elbow 15a previously described, butextending in a direction opposite thereto.

The horizontal portion of the elbow 15b above referred to extendsthrough the cuff Nb of the template 10b, and is preferablysweat-soldered or otherwise secured thereto. The outer end of the elbow15b in a position outwardly from the template 101) is connected to thetubular-extension [2b of the mixing-head 10b so as to supply hot waterthereto.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the hot-water-supply tube 18 isconnected to both of the mixing-heads Illa and lflb so as to supply hotwater to both thereof.

The tubular-extension 22a of the mixing-head Illa fits within and isrigidly secured to the outer end of the horizontal reach of an elbow8011 extending also downwardly into the channel 69 in the wall-structure66. the elbow 89a extends through the cuff 13a of the template 18a andis preferably sweat-soldered thereto. Rigidly connected to the lowerinner portion of the elbow Blla is a vertical tube 8la leadingdownwardly in the channel 69 from the said elbow and connected at its:lower end to the upper end of the runor line-portion of a T 82 locatedin a plane beneath the T i1 before referred to. The lower end of thelineor runportion of the T32 is connected to the upper end of a cold-v;atersupply tube 83 leading upwardly in the channel E9 of thewall-structure 66 from any convenient source of cold-water supply.

The branch-portion of the T 82 above referred to is connected to theadjacent end of an elbow 85 leading diagonally away from the said T 82'beneath the elbow I9 and into a position adjacent the inner face of theright skin-portion 58 of the wall-structure 65. The upper terminal ofthe elbow 84 is connected to the lower end of a vertical tube 8lbsubstantially corresponding to the tube Sta before referred to, andconnected at its upper end to the lower vertical portion of an elbow80b. The said elbow 8% corresponds to The horizontal reach of wardlyfrom the channel 89 through the cuff 13b in the template 10b thence overand into fluid-tight connection with the tubular-extension 22b of themixing-head 10b.

From the foregoing it will be seen that cold water is supplied to boththe mixing-heads Illa and lilb from the cold-water-supply tube 83.

Extending into the cuff 12a of the template 16a at the inner face of theleft skin-portion 61 of the wall-structure 6B, is a tubular coupling 85afitting at its rear end within the branchportion 86a. of a T-like braceor stabilizer generally designated by the reference character 81a. Thevertical runor line-portion 88a has passing uninterruptedly therethroughan intermediate portion of a vertical shower-supply tube 89a extendingvertically in the channel 69 of the wallstructure 88 adjacent the innerface of the left skin-portion 61 thereof. Preferably, the tube 89a issweat-soldered in the T-like brace or bracket 87a and the tubularcoupling 85a is also preferably sweat-soldered both to the branchportion88a and to the cuff 12a of the template Illa.

The shower-supply tube 89a leads upwardly to the shower-head 53a and ingeneral corresponds to the shower-supply tube of the structure of Figs.1 to 5 inclusive.

At its lower end the shower-supply tube 89a is connected to the upperend of an elbow 90a which sweeps downwardly and outwardly from the saidtube 83a and is connected by means of a nipple em to the spout 39abefore described.

Sweat-soldered or otherwise secured into the cuif 12b of the template10b is the outer end of a tubular coupling b having its inner endsweatsoldered within the branch-portion 86b of a T- like brace orsupport Blb.

The T-like brace or bracket 8122 has extending uninterruptedly throughits runor line-portion 881), the intermediate portion of a shower-supplytube 89b extending parallel with the tube 89a but on the opposite sideof the channel 69 therefrom. The upper end of the shower-supply tube 89bis connected to the shower-head 53b in a manner similar to thatdescribed in connection with the structure of Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive.The lower end of the shower-supply tube 8% is connected to the upperinner end of an elbow b sweeping downwardly and outwardly from the saidtube 891) and is connected at its lower portion to the spout 3917 bymeans of a nipple 9|b.

It will be seen by reference to the foregoing and the drawings that bymeans of the present invention, two abutting bathrooms may be suppliedwith both tub and shower water (hot, cold and mixed) without requiringthat the channel in the intervening wall space be of undue depth fromfront to rear.

The construction of the present invention provides for the readydiversion of mixed water to either a tub or to a shower-head withoutrequiring excessively complex and elaborate fittings and with a low costfor manufacture and marked the elbow Bila before described,andrextendsout- To ease of installation.

The invention may be carried out in other specific Ways than thoseherein set forth without departing from the spirit and essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are,therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be. embracedtherein.

We claim:

1. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having amixed-water-inlet passage therein, a forwardly-extending tub-feedingpassage therein communicating with the said mixedwater-inlet passage anda rearwardly-extending shower-feeding passage therein also communieatingwith the said mixed-water-inlet passage; a two-way valve mounted on thesaid spout and constructed and arranged to selectively divert .mixedwater from the mixed-water-inlet passage of the said spout eitherforwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof or rearwardly throughthe shower-supply passage of the said spout; a mixing-head located abovethe said spout and having a mixing-chamber therein, a hot-watersupplyduct projecting rearwardly from the said mixing-chamber for extensioninto a wall-structure, a cold-water-supply duct projecting rearwardlyfrom the said mixing-chamber for extension also into a wall-structure,and a mixedwater duct leading downwardly from the said mixing-chamber tothe mixed-water-inlet passage of the said spout; and valve-meanscontrolling the flow of both hot water and cold water entering the saidmixing-head from the respective rearwardly-extending hot-water-supplyduct and the rearwardly-extending cold-water-supply duct thereof.

2. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having amixed-water-inlet passage therein, a forwardly-extending tub-feedingpassage therein communicating with the said mixedwater-inlet passage anda rearwardly-extending shower-feeding passage therein also communieatingwith the said mixed-water-inlet passage; a two-wayv valve mounted on thesaid spout and constructed and arranged to selectively divert mixedwater from the mixed-water-inlet passage of the said spout eitherforwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof or rearwardly throughthe shower-supply passage of the said spout; a mixing-head located abovethe said spout and having a mixing-chamber therein,ahot-water-supplyduct projecting rearwardly from the said mixingchamber for extensioninto a wall-structure, a cold-water-supply duct projecting rearwardlyfrom the said mixing-chamber for extension also into a wall-structure,and a mixed-water duct leading downwardly from the said mixing-chamwitha clearance-opening for the mixed-water duct leading from the saidmixing-head to the said spot; and valve-means projecting forwardlythrough the said escutcheon and controlling thefiow of both hot waterand cold water entering the said mixing-head from the respectiverearwardly-projecting hot-water-supply duct and the rearwardly-extendingcold-water-supply duct thereof.

3. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having arearwardly-facing stopabutment for positioning the spout with respect tothe outer face of a wall-structure, the said spout also having amixed-water-inlet passage therein located forwardly of the saidstop-abutment, a forwardly-extending tub-feeding passage thereincommunicating with the said mixedwater-inlet passage and arearwardly-extending shower-feeding passage in the said spout; a twowayvalve mounted on the said spout and constru t d and. a g d toselectively d vert mixed water from the mixed-water-inlet passage of thesaid spout either forwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof orrearwardly through the shower-supply passage of the said spout; amixing-head located above the said spout in a position mainly forwardlyof the stop-abutment of the latter and having a mixing-chamber therein,a hot-Water-supply duct projecting rearwardly from the saidmixing-chamber for extension into a wall-structure, a cold-water-supplyduct projecting rearwardly from the said mixing-chamher for extensionalso into a wall-structure, and a mixed-water duct leading downwardlyfrom the said mixing-chamber to the mixed-water-inlet passage of thesaid spout; and valve-means controlling the flow of both hot water andcold water entering the said mixing-head from the respectiverearwardly-extending hot-water-supply duct and the rearwardly-extendingcoldwater-supply duct thereof.

4. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having arearwardly-facing stopabutment for positioning the spout with respect tothe front face of a well-structure, the said spout also having amixed-water-inlet passage therein located forwardly of the saidstop-abutment, a forwardly-extending tub-feeding passage thereincommunicating with the said mixedwater-inlet passage and arearwardly-extending shower-feeding passage in the said spout; a twowayvalve mounted on the said spout and constructed and arranged toselectively divert mixed water from the mixed-water-inlet passage of thesaid spout either forwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof orrearwardly through the shower-supply passage of the said spout; amixing-head located above the said spout in a position mainly forwardlyof. the stop-abutment of the latter and having a mixing-chamber therein,a hot-water-supply duct projecting rearwardly from the saidmixing-chamber for extension into a wall-structure, a cold-water-supplyduct projecting rearwardly from the said mixing-chamher for extensionalso into. a wall-structure, and a mixed-water duct leading downwardlyfrom the said mixing-chamber to the mixed-water-inlet passage of thesaid spout; a cup-shaped escutcheon fitting over the said mixing-headand having its open end facing rearwardly and having ,its lower portionprovided with a clearance-opening for the mixed-water duct leading fromthe said mixing-head to the said spout; and valve-means projectingforwardly through the said escutcheon and controlling the flow of bothhot water and cold water entering the said mixing-head from therespective rearwardly-projecting hotwater-supply duct andrearwardly-extending cold-water supply duct thereof.

5. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having amixed-water-inlet passage th'erein, a forwardly-extending tub-feedingpassage therein communicating with the said mixed-water-inlet passageand a rearwardljryextending shower-feeding passage therein alsocommunicating with the said mixed-water-inlet passage; a two-way valvemounted on the said spout and constructed and arranged to selectivelydivert mixed water from the mixed-waterinlet passage of the said spouteither forwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof or rearwardlythrough the shower-supply passage of the said spout; a mixing-headlocated above the said spout and having a mixing-chamber therein, anintegral tubular hot-water-supply extensicn projecting rearwardly fromthe said mixin head, an integral tubular cold-water-supply extensionalso projecting rearwardly from the said mixing-head and communicatingwith the mixing-chamber therein, and an integral tubular mixed-waterextension leading downwardly from the said mixing-head and incommunication at its upper end with the mixing chamber of the saidmixing-head; a vertical tubular member removably connecting the tubularmixed-water extension of the said mixing-head with the mixed-water-inletpassage of the said spout; and valve-means controlling the fiow of bothhot water and cold water entering the said mixinghead from therespective rearwardly-extending hot-water-supply extension and therearwardlyextending cold-water-supply extension thereof.

6. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having amixed-water-inlet passage therein, a forwardly-extending tub-feedingpassage therein communicating with the said mixed-water-inlet passageand a rearwardlyextending shower-feeding passage therein alsocommunicating with the said mixed-water-inlet passage; a two-way valvemounted on the said spout and constructed and arranged to selectivelydivert mixed water from the mixedwater-inlet passage of the said spouteither forwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof or rearwardlythrough the shower-supply passage of the said spout; a mixing-headlocated above the said spent and having a mixingchamber therein, anintegral tubular hot-watersupply extension projecting rearwardly fromthe said mixing-head, an integral tubular coldwater-supply extensionalso projecting rearwardly from the said mixing-head and communicatingwith the mixing-chamber therein, and an integral tubular mixed-waterextension leading downwardly from the said mixing-head and incommunication at its upper end with the mixing-chamber of the saidmixing-head; a ver tical tubular member removably connecting the tubularmixed-water extension of the said mixing-head with the mixed-water-inletpassage of the said spout; a cup-shaped escutcheon fitting over the saidmixing-head and having its open end facing rearwardl and having itslower portion provided with a clearance-opening for the said verticaltubular member leading from the said mixing-head to the said spout; andvalvemeans projecting forwardly through the said escutcheon andcontrolling the flow of both hot and cold water entering the saidmixing-head from the respective rearwardly-extending hotwater extensionand the rearwardly-extending 'cold-water extension thereof.

7. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having arearwardly-facing stopabutment for positioning the spout with respect tothe outer face of a wall-structure, the said spout also having amixed-water-inlet passage therein located forwardly of the saidstop-abutment, a forwardly-extending tub-feeding passage thereincommunicating with the said mixed-water-inlet passage and arearwardlyextending shower-feeding passage in the said spout; a two-wayvalve mounted on the said spout and constructed and arranged toselectivel divert mixed water from the mixed-waterinlet passage of thesaid spout either forwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof orrearwardly through the shower-supply passage of the said spout; amixing-head located above the said spout and having a mixing-chambertherein, an integral tubular hot-water-supply extension projectingrearwardly from the said mixing-head, an integral tubularcold-water-supply extension also projecting rearwardly from the saidmixing-head and communicating with the mixing-chamber therein, anintegral tubular mixed-water extension leading downwardly from the saidmixing-head and in communication at its upper end with themixing-chamber of the said mixing-head; a vertical tubular memberremovably connecting the said tubular mixedwater extension of the saidmixing-head with the mixed-water-inlet passage of the said spout; andvalve-means controlling the fiow of both hot water and cold waterentering the said mixing-head from the respective rearwardly-extendinghot-water-supply extension and the rearwardly-extendingcold-water-supply extension thereof.

8. A combination plumbing fixture, comprising: a spout having arearwardly-facing stopabutment for positioning the spout with respect tothe outer face of a wall-structure, the said spout also having amixed-water-inlet passage therein located forwardly of the saidstop-abutment, a forwardly-extending tub-feeding passage thereincommunicating with the said mixed-wat'er-inlet passage and arearwardlyextending shower-feeding passage in the said spout; a two-Wayvalve mounted on the said spout and constructed and arranged toselectively divert mixed water from the mixed-waterinlet passage of thesaid spout either forwardly through the tub-supply passage thereof orrearwardly through the shower-supply passage of the said spout; amixing-head located above the said spout and having a mixing-chambertherein, an integral tubular hot-water supply extension projectingrearwardly from the said mixinghead, an integral tubularcold-water-supply extension also projecting rearwardly from the saidmixing-head and communicating with the mixing-chamber therein, anintegral tubular mixedwater extension leading downwardly from the saidmixing-head and in communication at its upper end with themixing-chamber of the said mixing-head; a vertical tubular memberremovably connecting the said tubular mixed-water extension of the saidmixing-head with the mixed-water-inlet passage of the said spout; acup-shaped escutcheon fitting over the said mixing-head and having itsopen end facing rearwardly and having its lower portion provided with aclearance-opening for the said vertical tubular member connecting thesaid mixinghead to the said spout; and valve-means projecting forwardlythrough the said escutcheon and controlling the flow of both hot andcold water entering the said mixing-head from the respectiverearwardly-extending hot-water-supply extension and therearwardly-extending cold-water-supply extension thereof.

JAMES W. McGARRY. ELTON A. POPE.

